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Gabonese Poisson Braisé

Name: Gabonese Poisson Braisé
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Gabon
Ingredients: 4 Horse Mackerel; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 knob Ginger; 1 Chili pepper; 1 Onion; 1 Tomato; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tsp Chicken bouillon; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Lemon juice

Main Dish

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Whole fish brushed with spices and grilled over charcoal — a night-stall specialty of Gabon.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

At night stalls in Gabonese towns, poisson braisé — whole fish brushed with a paste of garlic, ginger, and chili and grilled over charcoal — is a favorite. It's served with grilled plantain or cassava sticks and topped with a tomato and onion relish.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a Libreville night stall, fish grills in the charcoal smoke and is plated with plantain.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Horse Mackerel 4
Garlic 3 cloves
Ginger 1 knob
Chili pepper 1
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Vegetable Oil 3 tbsp
Chicken bouillon 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Lemon juice 1 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Scale and gut the fish and score both sides.
Blend the garlic, ginger, chili, half the onion, oil, stock powder, and salt into a paste.
Spread the paste on the fish and let stand 30 minutes.
Grill over charcoal or under a fish grill for 8 minutes per side.
Chop the remaining onion and the tomato, dress with lemon juice, and spoon over the fish.

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